Maybelle Addington Carter
Maybelle Addington Carter lived here up until the time of her marriage to Ezra J "Eck" Carter.
On March 13, 1926, Maybelle married Ezra J. Carter.
She moved to Poor Valley where she was living
when the Carter Family recorded the Virst music.
"Mother Maybelle" Carter (May 10, 1909 - October 23, 1978) was an American country musician.
She is best known as a member of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s
and also as a member of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters.[1]
Maybelle Carter was born Maybelle Addington on May 10, 1909 near Nickelsville, Virginia,
the daughter of Hugh Jackson Addington and Margaret S. Kilgore. According to family lore,
the Addington family of Virginia is descended from former British prime minister Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth.[2]
On March 13, 1926, Maybelle married Ezra J. Carter.
They had three daughters, Helen, Valerie June (better known as June Carter Cash), and Anita.[1]
She was a member of the original Carter Family, which was formed in 1927 by her brother-in-law, A. P. Carter,
who was married to her cousin, Sara, also a part of the trio. It was perhaps the first commercial rural Country music group. Maybelle was the guitarist and also played autoharp and banjo; she created a unique sound for the group with her innovative 'scratch' style of guitar playing, also called Carter Family picking, where she used her thumb to play melody on the bass and middle strings, and her index finger to fill out the rhythm.[1]
Maybelle Carter
Cartermaybelle.jpg
Born Maybelle Addington
May 10, 1909(1909-05-10)
near Nickelsville, Virginia, USA
Died October 23, 1978 (aged 69)
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Occupation Musician
Maybelle Addington Carter
Maybelle Addington Carter lived here up until the time of her marriage to Ezra J "Eck" Carter.
On March 13, 1926, Maybelle married Ezra J. Carter.
She moved to Poor Valley where she was living
when the Carter Family recorded the Virst music.
"Mother Maybelle" Carter (May 10, 1909 - October 23, 1978) was an American country musician.
She is best known as a member of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and 1930s
and also as a member of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters.[1]
Maybelle Carter was born Maybelle Addington on May 10, 1909 near Nickelsville, Virginia,
the daughter of Hugh Jackson Addington and Margaret S. Kilgore. According to family lore,
the Addington family of Virginia is descended from former British prime minister Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth.[2]
On March 13, 1926, Maybelle married Ezra J. Carter.
They had three daughters, Helen, Valerie June (better known as June Carter Cash), and Anita.[1]
She was a member of the original Carter Family, which was formed in 1927 by her brother-in-law, A. P. Carter,
who was married to her cousin, Sara, also a part of the trio. It was perhaps the first commercial rural Country music group. Maybelle was the guitarist and also played autoharp and banjo; she created a unique sound for the group with her innovative 'scratch' style of guitar playing, also called Carter Family picking, where she used her thumb to play melody on the bass and middle strings, and her index finger to fill out the rhythm.[1]
Maybelle Carter
Cartermaybelle.jpg
Born Maybelle Addington
May 10, 1909(1909-05-10)
near Nickelsville, Virginia, USA
Died October 23, 1978 (aged 69)
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Occupation Musician